Gate.



G. J. GINTERT.

GATE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG, 13, 1907.

904,862. Patented Nov. 24, 190s.

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GEORGE J. GINTERT, OF SHELLSBURG, IOWA.

GATE

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Application filed August 13, 1907. Serial No. 388,372.

fo all whom it may concern:

lle it known that I, Gnouen J. Grx'rnn'r, a citizen ot' the United. States, residing at Shellsburg, in the county oit Benton, and State of lowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Gate, of which the t'ollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to gates and more particularly to swing gates, the object being to provide novel means for opening the gate so that it can be opened and closed 'from either side without getting' out ot' a vehicle.

Another object ot' my invention is to provide a novel latch in connection with the gate, so that it will be released before the gate starts to swing.

Another object ot' my invention is to provide means for .locking the gate in an opened position on either side.

ln the drawing I have shown a perspective view ot my gate, in which A. and B indicate a pair of posts arranged on each side ot a road, to which the fence is connected. The post being provided with pintle irons (l on which are mounted eyes D carried by one of the vertical bars of a gate-frame E `which may be ot' any desirable construction, and it will be seen that the gate .is so mounted that it can be swung in either` direction, as will be hereinafter fully de scribed.

it tlat spring F is secured on the outer tace of the end ot' the gate forming a latch which is provided with a lug F adapted to it in a catch tir secured on the face of the post B. The spring is held in position by a rod 1* which slides through an opening formed in the gate. The upper end ot the latch has apertures. in which are secured the ends of cables H and I which pass over pulleys J K carried by arins J and K extending out from the top bar of the gate and over pulleys L M carried by arms L and M secured 011 posts N and O arranged on each side ot the post A, and up over pulleys P, Q carried by the ends of bars P and Q secured under posts N and O, the lower ends oit' the bars being secured to the post A. The ends otl the cables are provided with knots so that they can be readily grasped by the hand and it will be seen that as either cable is grasped, the gate will swing in that direction the pull being lirst on the latch so as to throw it out of engagement with the catch, and as the cables are pulled further down, the gate will swing open and the latch will engage a catch R secured on the post O which will securely lock the gate in an opened position. through the gate, the cable on the other side by being pulled will release the catch and allow the gate to be pulled close. The catch .S is secured to the post N, so that when the vehicle passes through the other way and the gate is swung open, it will be locked in that position. f.

From the 'foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have provided a gate which is very simple and cheap in construction and one which is composed of a very t'ew parts, so as to prevent the gate from getting out of order.

That I claim is rha The combination with a swinging gate, of a spring latch carried by the gate, arms extending outwardly from the gate carrying pulleys, posts arranged to each side of said gate carrying pulleys, and cables passing over the pulleys of the posts and the pulleys of the gate having their ends connected to the spring latch, for the purpose described.

GEORGE J. GNTERT.

llfitnesses NELSON H. S'roonm, PEARL L. STOOKEY.

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